My mama told me, ever since I was seven, Hold your head up high. My parents toldmy ever since I was eleven, "Hold your head up high." They said the answer was to become a dancer,
Hold your head high. Oh, just like I figured, they´re always disfigured With their heads up high.
Now I´m older, I´m getting so much bolder With my head up high Oh, as I figured, just like I figured Since your head´s up high, baby. Oh, just like I figured, You know, they was disfigured Hold your head up high. You know, they says the answer was to become a dancer Hold your head high, boy.
Ever since I was a baby on my mama´s knee, Oh, just listened to what everybody told me,
Oh yes I did. But still the answer was to become a dancer, And hold your head high, But, just like I figured, they´re always disfigured, They hold their heads up high, Watch out!
Do the dog! Oh, watch out!
And now I´m older, they say I´m so much bolder Got your head up high. Oh, and the answer was, hey, to become a dancer, Head up high. Well, but just like I figured, they´re always disfigured They got their heads up high. But the answer was, now, boy, to become a dancer With your head up high